How many renters in Port Townsend, WA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Port Townsend, WA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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56.0% (±8.5 points) of renting households in Port Townsend, WA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

48.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 33.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 56.0% (±8.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 48.1% (±7.6 points)
Median share of income: 33.8% (±6.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Port Townsend

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Port Townsend	Jefferson County	Washington	United States
Less than 15%	6.6% (±3.5 points)	11.0%	12.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	16.5% (±6.5 points)	18.0%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	4.8% (±3.5 points)	8.2%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	16.1% (±6.8 points)	14.7%	12.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	7.9% (±3.9 points)	11.4%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	48.1% (±7.6 points)	36.7%	40.1%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Port Townsend against Jefferson County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Port Townsend	Jefferson County	Washington	United States
Paying 30% or more	56.0% (±8.5 points)	48.1% (±7.8 points)	49.9% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	48.1% (±7.6 points)	36.7% (±6.1 points)	40.1% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	33.8% (±6.5 points)	29.3% (±2.0 points)	30.0% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$51,234 (±$1,391)	$52,205 (±$5,943)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,578 (±$103)	$1,522 (±$120)	$1,760 (±$7)	$1,413

In Port Townsend, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Jefferson County (48.1%).

It is not measurably different from Washington (49.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Jefferson County, Port Townsend ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 144 of 467.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Port Townsend

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Port Townsend
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Port Townsend	—	56.0% (±8.5 points)	—
Port Hadlock-Irondale	6.2 mi	47.0% (±25.4 points)	Not measurably different
Marrowstone	7.8 mi	0.0% (±69.3 points)	Not measurably different
Coupeville	8.4 mi	55.7% (±18.2 points)	Not measurably different
Freeland	13 mi	49.3% (±30.2 points)	Not measurably different
Oak Harbor	14 mi	53.3% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Sequim	14 mi	55.9% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Bell Hill	15 mi	0.0% (±85.0 points)	Not measurably different
Port Ludlow	15 mi	29.1% (±50.9 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Jefferson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Port Townsend	56.0% (±8.5 points)
2	Port Hadlock-Irondale	47.0% (±25.4 points)
3	Port Ludlow	29.1% (±50.9 points)
4	Marrowstone	0.0% (±69.3 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Port Townsend

Are renters in Port Townsend rent-burdened?

56.0% of renting households in Port Townsend pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Port Townsend spend on rent?

The median renting household in Port Townsend, WA spends 33.8% (±6.5 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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